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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾoˈtew
"O proteu é um animal adaptado a ambientes subterrâneos."
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A blind aquatic salamander (Proteus anguinus) that lives in underground caves in southeastern Europe, characterized by pale skin and a slender body.
"The researcher carefully observed the rare olm swimming in the subterranean pool."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-19th century from German, derived ultimately from Slovenian olm or a related Slavic dialect. The term refers to the cave-dwelling salamander found in the Dinaric Alps.
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protée
Transliteration: pʁɔ.te
"Le protée anguin vit dans les grottes obscures."
Grottenolm
Transliteration: ˈɡʁɔtn̩ˌɔlm
"Der Grottenolm ist an das Leben in völliger Finsternis angepasst."
proteo
Transliteration: ˈprɔ.te.o
"Il proteo è un anfibio endemico delle grotte carsiche."
proteo
Transliteration: ˈpɾo.te.o
"El proteo es una salamandra ciega que habita en cuevas."
proteu
Transliteration: pɾoˈtew
"O proteu é um animal adaptado a ambientes subterrâneos."
गुफा सेलामेंडर
Transliteration: gupha selamendar
"गुफाओं में रहने वाला ओल्म एक दुर्लभ जीव है।"
洞螈
Transliteration: dòng yuán
"洞螈是一种生活在地下水体中的两栖动物。"
동굴도롱뇽
Transliteration: dong-gul-do-rong-nyong
"올름은 눈이 멀어 있는 지하 동굴 도롱뇽이다."
ホライモリ
Transliteration: horaimori
Script: 洞椒魚
"ホライモリはヨーロッパの洞窟に生息する両生類です。"
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